Monthly Archive: January 2012

Jan
30

Is David Wright The Next Frank Robinson?

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This article is courtesy of our friends at Mets Merized Online Written by: Clayton Collier Before you start to jump all over me on this, I am not by any means saying that David Wright is on Frank Robinson’s level. Robinson is one of the best hitters of all time, Wright is trying to get …

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Jan
29

Orioles: Is It Worth Going After Yoenis Cespedes, or Not?; Top 100 Prospects & More

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This article is courtesy of our friends at Oriole Post As of today, the Orioles may still be short a slugger in their lineup; however, recently, Cuban slugger Yoenis Cespedes is now available as a free agent. He has officially established residency in the Dominican Republic and is playing winter ball there. So far, Cespedes …

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Jan
29

Rays 2012 Opening Day Roster Nearly Set

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This article is courtesy of our friends at Rays Index Written by: Cork Gaines With the addition of Carlos Pena, the Rays 25-man roster is now nearly set, barring any trades. And really, we don’t see a lot of jobs up for grabs in spring training. Let’s take a look… A few notes on this …

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Jan
29

The Braves’ Payroll is Not “Moving on Up” Anytime Soon

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This article is courtesy of our friends at Tomahawk Talk Written by: Chad McGinnis Tim Tucker from the Atlanta Journal Constitution interviewed Terry McGuirk, the Atlanta Braves’ team chairman and CEO. Among the topics that they discussed was the payroll, ownership and TV deals. There are some interesting pieces to that article. For many fans …

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Jan
27

All-Time MLB Draft: Round 10 (Picks 451-500)

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This article is courtesy of our friends at Bus Leagues Baseball Written by: Brian At least a year ago, maybe longer, I had an idea: wouldn’t it be cool to go through every draft pick in major league history, pick the best player for each one, and create sort of an Ultimate Draft? (NFL.com did something like …

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Jan
27

In Defense of John Lackey

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This article is courtesy of our friends at Over The Monster Written by: Matthew Kory It’s been almost four months since the hideous ending to the season and, hopefully, that has put a small portion of emotional distance between us and the 2011 Red Sox, enough to be able to start to see some of …

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Jan
27

Color By Numbers: Show Me the Money

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This article is courtesy of our friends at Alex Belth’s Bronx Banter Written by:  William Juliano                 Alex Rodriguez stood alone as baseball’s only $200 million man for a decade, but now he has company. In the last six weeks, the fraternity has tripled with the addition of …

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Jan
26

Prince Fielder to the Tigers

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This article is courtesy of our friends at Ranting About Cleveland Written by:  Dan Tuesday afternoon, Prince Fielder, Scott Boras, and the Detroit Tigers put baseball on it’s ear. After not being in on any of the Fielder rumors during this offseason, the Tigers jumped in at the last minute and signed the big first baseman to …

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Jan
26

MLB Trade Rumors: Miami Marlins in Hot Pursuit of Yoenis Cespedes

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This article is courtesy of our friends at Chicago Baseball Report With as many as six MLB teams reportedly interested in Cuban slugging star Yoenis Cespedes, the 26-year-old outfielder was declared a free agent by Major League Baseball on Wednesday. Cespedes has been hyped all offseason as the next big thing in baseball. The outfielder …

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Jan
26

All-Time MLB Draft: Round 9 (Picks 401-450)

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This article is courtesy of our friends at Bus Leagues Baseball Written by: Brian At least a year ago, maybe longer, I had an idea: wouldn’t it be cool to go through every draft pick in major league history, pick the best player for each one, and create sort of an Ultimate Draft? (NFL.com did something like …

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